Female duet songs - any ideas?

Subject: RE: Female duet songs - any ideas?
From: Acorn4
Date: 24 Mar 09 - 09:33 AM

Try Lynne Heraud and Pat Turner.

Subject: RE: Female duet songs - any ideas?
From: SINSULL
Date: 24 Mar 09 - 09:03 AM

Hissyfit does some beautiful close harmony songs. Try their website or PM Partridge. "In his dreams he remembers the old days..." [LAMENT] is wrenchingly beautiful.

Subject: RE: Female duet songs - any ideas?
From: greg stephens
Date: 24 Mar 09 - 08:29 AM

On Saturday night I heard False Hare (female duo) sing a remarkably good ROSEBUD IN JUNE in two-part harmony. A great song, ideal for that kind of treatment.

Subject: RE: Female duet songs - any ideas?
From: pavane
Date: 24 Mar 09 - 06:30 AM

I am sure some of the Dransfields' songs would be useful.
(perhaps THE ROUT OF THE BLUES)

Subject: RE: Female duet songs - any ideas?
From: Jack Campin
Date: 24 Mar 09 - 05:42 AM

Rossini's "Cats' Duet". (Seriously. I've heard it done in a folk club so it must be folk).

For Scottish stuff, you might try to find recordings of Gordeanna McCulloch and Chris Miles, or Janet Russell and Christine Kydd.

Subject: RE: Female duet songs - any ideas?
From: Fidjit
Date: 24 Mar 09 - 04:58 AM

Silly Sisters was good

Maddy Prior and June Tabor

Chas

Subject: RE: Female duet songs - any ideas?
From: Sooz
Date: 24 Mar 09 - 04:41 AM

Listen to the CD kate Rusby and Kathryn Roberts made - lots of great material there!

Subject: RE: Female duet songs - any ideas?
From: cptsnapper
Date: 24 Mar 09 - 03:47 AM

THE WATER IS WIDE. Are you looking for both traditional & contemporary songs?

Subject: Female duet songs - any ideas?
From: Suegorgeous
Date: 23 Mar 09 - 10:05 PM

I'm trying out some close harmony songs with another woman singer (harder than I thought, but great fun!). We're already working on MY JOHNNY WAS A SHOEMAKER, and SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR. Another I'm hoping to try is MY HUSBAND'S GOT NO COURAGE IN HIM.

I want to research more songs, and wondered if anyone also has any other suggestions for 2-person songs (sung with or without harmonies), or indeed any songs that might adapt well?

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